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Residents press township on Rising Road safety, request traffic study and report damaged fire hydrant
Summary
During public comment at the July 6 meeting, local residents asked why Rising Road is not on the paving schedule, urged consideration of a four‑way stop at Rising and Silver Creek, and reported a damaged fire hydrant curb box that the water company should inspect.
Residents raised safety and maintenance concerns for Rising Road and a nearby fire hydrant during the July 6 Cecil Township Board of Supervisors meeting.
"I went online today and looked at District 12 paving schedule and Rising Road is not on it. So, how much worse does Rising Road have to get before we're eligible for paving?" asked resident Suzanne Muirra (1891 Rising Road) during public comment. Muirra said the road has deteriorated to the point motorists avoid potholes by crossing into the opposing lane and recounted a prior crash near the Silver Creek intersection that totaled her son's vehicle.
Supervisors and staff responded that Rising Road is a state‑maintained route and that PennDOT controls paving schedules. A supervisor (S3) said they have contacted Representative Jason Ortega's office and encouraged residents to document roadway conditions with photos and formal requests to PennDOT. The board and staff offered to draft and send a letter requesting a PennDOT traffic study for the Rising/Silver Creek area if residents pursue that step.
Muirra also reported that recent state grading work damaged the curb box serving a local fire hydrant and that the valve area has filled with dirt. Fire chief Ted Wolford (Fire chief) said Pennsylvania American Water is responsible for hydrant maintenance and inspection: "The water company has to, regularly inspect them, so that's part of their inspection. We just use them if there's a fire." Staff said they would call the water company and follow up.
Resident Bruce Ghezvoda raised an unrelated administrative concern about an escrow refund: his brother‑in‑law paid $1,500 for a holding tank escrow five years ago and, he said, has not received a refund. Township staff and the solicitor said paperwork was completed with the new owner and that a refund check and a release letter had been prepared; they said they would check mailing records and provide another copy of the letter to the property owner if needed.
The board did not take formal action on these specific public‑comment requests at the meeting but directed staff to follow up with the water company and to assist residents in drafting correspondence to PennDOT as requested.
